The strategy that Anna used in this ga was simple. She wanted to go for the war of attrition, challenging her opponent’s endurance and patience to the brink. This was sothing that she had been planning the mont the girl saw her opponent, and it ca from deep thought.
’Anna Ushenina is already 37, and the last ti she played in a competitive chess tournant was about nine months ago. Her form should be quite rusty here, and even though she has done well so far, I don’t believe that she could maintain her concentration for so long. I just need to drag the ga as long as possible, and I think my chance will co soon.’
This was definitely a decent strategy. However, Claudia, who also knew about this, couldn’t help but sigh.
"What’s wrong, Ia?" Bagas caught that little gesture and asked.
"No, it is... Nothing." Claudia shook her head wryly. "Just lanting the fact that my Big Sis has been corrupted by Sheva a lot here."
"Oh? How so?" This ti, Bagas was genuinely curious, not just a question to trigger traffic.
"In fact, I know what my Big Sis is doing here, and I have done the sa a few tis in the past. This is the strategy that Sheva developed, and he nad it pretty crudely. A Veteran Crusher, if you believe the na of the plan is." Claudia chuckled dryly. "As for what the plan is... Well, it is exactly what it is called, a strategy to destroy a veteran player. You also know what their weakness is, right?" She asked rhetorically.
Bagas and Sarah were dumbfounded, not expecting that there was this kind of strategy in Sheva’s arsenal. At so point, they also looked worried, thinking about whether this would be too bold for YouTube or not. Still, since Claudia asked, Bagas blurted out the answer unconsciously.
"It is their stamina, right?"
"Indeed, the strategy is targeting their endurance." Claudia nodded in confirmation. "This is a deliberate strategy that is going straight at their ti managent skill. By using the opening that is far from the mainstream line, Big Sis wants to force her opponent to think hard and gain a lot of ti advantage, and in the endga, it would be easier to crush an opponent with the ti trouble compared to a normal one." The little girl explained.
"That... Is so hideous." Bagas felt the corner of his mouth twitching madly, too speechless to say anything else here. Still, if anything, he shouldn’t be surprised here. After all, the fat boy knew that his best friend was capable of this kind of dirty strategy.
anwhile, the situation on the other boards was also quite tense.
On board 1 and 2, both Irene and dina were trying their best to survive. However, their opponents were forr won’s world champions, Anna and Maria Muzychuk. This ga was bound to be difficult since the pairing was decided, so no one was surprised by their struggle.
Irene herself managed to hold on better. Even though her opponent, Anna Muzychuk, was a better sister, Irene herself was not a paper tiger. She ca from the sa generation as those two sisters, and while it was not often, they had t quite a few tis in the past. It was a pity that her peak was far from them, but her experience in the past was enough to make Irene feel confident about surviving this ga.
On the other hand, dina’s situation was a little bit worse. Her opponent was Maria Muzychuk, the calr and less aggressive sister. This was definitely not dina’s best style, yet she was dragged into a positional warfare, getting forced to think of each move in fear of stepping into a landmine spread throughout the battlefield.
The situation was completely opposite to Anna’s ga. Although the position was pretty much equal, dina got pushed hard to the point that she was down by almost thirty minutes. If she didn’t move faster, sooner or later, she would get killed by the ti scramble, which would be a ridiculous way to die at this stage.
As for the last board... Well, the situation was so ridiculous that no one knew what was going on there.
Having already secured her gold dal, Laysa played without pressure, and the girl really unleashed all of her power without any worry since the beginning of the ga. Her opponent, Nataliya Buksa, was so overwheld by her attack that she was so close to breaking down on the table.
Not only did Laysa get a massive advantage in ti, but the evaluation bar even showed 3.2 for her, which, while not an absolute advantage that could ensure the win 100 percent, was still enough to make her live her life comfortably to the end of the ga.
Out of all the gas on that table, it seed that Laysa was the only one who was confident enough to get a full point.
"Yeah, Laysa seems to get a qualitative leap like Sheva, beating all of her opponents rcilessly." Claudia praised the older girl begrudgingly. "I admit that she has the ability, but I think Big Sis is still the stronger player between the two!" She pouted with her cheek bulging like a squirrel, eliciting a small squeal from Sarah and even a small commotion in the live chat room.
Orange60: Oh, Gosh... The cuteness is overload here!
Berry342: Her smile should be illegal, right?
Gosh: Oh, God... I think I fell in love here...
Hila99: That’s disgusting, you bunch of perverts!
"Nevertheless, this is definitely a happy thing, right?" Bagas smiled widely. "I an, Anna and Laysa are so close to winning their gas, so we are getting closer to the bronze dal, right?"
Indeed, this was exactly the case. Usually, two wins would be enough to ensure a win in this Olympiad. Of course, there was still a chance that the ga would end up in a draw. However, if that happened, neither country would be standing on the podium, so that was definitely the worst-case situation.
However, no one dared to celebrate quickly here. After all, with the Muzychuk sisters still fighting, all of them had a hunch that sothing could go wrong at any mont.
’God... Please, just let us win comfortably today...’
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